The Trap is streaming now on Netflix in the US, where all six episodes of the German psychological thriller arrived at once on October 13, 2026. If you have any Netflix plan, you can start it tonight — below is the exact start time, the price, the full cast, and what the show is actually about.
Where to watch The Trap
The Trap — released in Germany as Die Falle — is a Netflix original, so it streams exclusively on Netflix. There is no separate rental or purchase: the series is included with every subscription tier, and it is available worldwide, including across the United States. All six episodes dropped together, so this is a binge, not a weekly watch.
Release date and start time
Netflix released The Trap on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Like most Netflix titles, it went live at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET, which means it has been streaming for US viewers since the early hours of that Tuesday. Because the entire limited series landed at once, there is no episode-by-episode schedule to track — all six installments are ready to play.
How much it costs
You do not pay anything extra for The Trap beyond a Netflix membership. As of Netflix’s March 2026 US pricing, the plans are:
- Standard with ads — $8.99/month
- Standard (ad-free, 1080p) — $19.99/month
- Premium (4K + HDR) — $26.99/month
The series streams on all three tiers. If you want the cleanest picture for its shadowy, interior-heavy cinematography, the Premium plan delivers 4K; otherwise the ad-supported tier is the cheapest way in.
What The Trap is about
This is a slow-burn psychological thriller, not an action show, and that is the point. Friederike Becht plays Lisa Konrad, a bestselling novelist who has not stepped outside her own home in nearly a decade. Her agoraphobia traces back to a single unsolved horror: she was the last person to see her sister alive, and the killer was never caught. Years later, Lisa becomes convinced she has recognized that man on television — and rather than go to the police with a hunch no one will believe, she decides to write a novel designed to lure him into her house, using herself as bait.
It is a cat-and-mouse premise built almost entirely inside one woman’s carefully controlled world, which is why the show lives or dies on performance and tension rather than spectacle. Across six tight episodes, the question is less “who did it” than “how far will she go, and is she a reliable narrator of her own trauma.”
Who made it, and why that matters
If the setup feels familiar in tone, there is a reason. The Trap comes from writer-director Isabel Kleefeld, part of the creative team behind Dear Child (Liebes Kind), the German thriller that became a surprise global hit for Netflix. The source material is Melanie Raabe’s 2015 debut novel, published in English as The Trap, a book that was translated into more than 20 languages before it ever reached the screen.
That pedigree is the real reason to pay attention: German-language thrillers have quietly become one of Netflix’s most dependable engines for word-of-mouth, and this one is arriving with the same architecture — a confined setting, an unreliable center, and a literary backbone — that made Dear Child travel.
The cast
Friederike Becht (The Reader, Charité) anchors the series as Lisa. The supporting ensemble includes Hans Löw as Robert Lenzen, the man Lisa fixates on; Matthias Brandt as Norbert Rudow; Anna Schudt; Ursula Strauss as Lisa’s therapist; and Josephine Thiesen as Lisa’s late sister, Anna, seen in flashback. The series is performed in German, with English subtitles and an English dub available on Netflix.
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Frequently asked
Is The Trap on Netflix in the US?
Yes. It is a Netflix original and streams in the United States on every plan, with no extra charge.
How many episodes are there?
Six. It is a self-contained limited series, and all six episodes released on the same day.
Is it in English?
The show is in German. Netflix offers English subtitles and an English-language dub, so you can watch it either way.
Is The Trap based on a book?
Yes — Melanie Raabe’s 2015 novel Die Falle, published in English as The Trap.
Will there be a Season 2?
It is built as a one-and-done limited series adapting a single standalone novel, so a second season is not expected. Netflix has not announced one.
Is it connected to Dear Child?
No — the stories are unrelated. The link is behind the camera: both come from the same German creative team, which is a good shorthand for the kind of tense, contained thriller you are getting.
